New renderings of Islanders' Belmont arena. Credit: New York Arena Partners LLC
A state Supreme Court justice has tossed out lawsuits filed by the Village of Floral Park and various civic groups trying to reverse state approvals for the new arena for the New York Islanders, eliminating all legal challenges to the $1.3 billion project at Belmont Park.
In court documents filed Tuesday, Justice Roy S. Mahon ruled the village lacked, "standing to sue for alleged improprieties in the RFP process." Mahon also said Floral Park had "not shown that it has suffered an injury in fact distinct from that of the general public.